where there’s smoke there’s fire

Nikon Japan issued a second apology for the Nikon D850 DSLR camera still being out of stock worldwide (see the first apology here):

Apology and Notice on “Nikon D 850” Tightness

Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Nikon products.

The Nikon digital single lens reflex camera “D 850”, which we released on September 8, 2017, received orders from quite a large number of customers, far exceeding the expected quantity. We are shipping sequentially, but we still receive your time by the time you receive it at your hand.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and our business partners who wait for products.

We will continue doing our utmost efforts so that we can deliver it as soon as possible so we appreciate your kind understanding.

There is actually also a second apology issued today for the Nikon ES-2 film digitizing adapter set (also Google translated):

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A quick specifications comparison between the new Sony A7R III vs. Canon 5D Mark IV vs. Nikon D850:

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I was told that the first shipment of Nikon MB-D18 battery grips has arrived in the US and will start shipping in the next few days – check availability at Adorama, B&H and Amazon.

New Sunwayfoto PNL-D850 L-plate for Nikon D850 cameras.

Nikon released a new SDK that includes the D850 camera.

You can find a lot of additional Nikon D850 information, tips and photos on the biggest Nikon D850 Facebook page and Nikon D850 Facebook group (each with over 12k likes/members).

The Nikon D850 is the best selling camera in MapCamera (a retail store in Japan) for September:

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